The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-26
M0STS LINE OF DEFENSE
HIS LAWYER WILL ATTACK THE
VERACITY OF WITNESSES.

A Declaration that the Blatant Orator
Deprecated Immediate Violence
Revenge Left in the Lap of the Fu-
ture-A Printer Describes the Object
of the Society.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The trial of Herr
Most was resumed this morning. Mr.. Howe,
in opening the case for the defense, said
Most was not on trial, but freedom of
speech. He did not believe in Most's doc
trines, but the law gives him right to de-
nounce it as an outrage Mr.. Howe said he
would show that the man Schaenk was not
in the room at the time of the meeting, and
that Officer Sachs was not there either. He
would show that the reports published of
| the meeting were not correct and that Most
wrote denial of the story. There would
be produced on the stand reporter who
| had taken notes and written an impartial
| report, a reporter who knew something of
| the German and of the French revolution.
| Last Of all, Herr Most himself would be put
on the stand to tell his beliefs and dsbeliefs
A number who were present would be
called and tell what Most's utterances were
1t would be shown that when the enthusi-
asst cried "Why not to-nightg" Most raised
his hand and said: "No; patience, have
patience" Fanatic or fool as Most might
| be, he should not be convicted on trumped
up charge.
| THE FIRST WITNESS.
Adolph Schenck, as he gave his name, CT
| Stapleton, Staten Island, was the first wit
ness. He waved the court bible aside and
affirmed. He said he was a composltor
He told Mr.. Hummel that he was not at
kraemer's saloon at all that night of Nov
II. On cross-examination, the witness said
he came to the United States in 1879 and
years ago he joined the Inter-
national Workingmen's party. The
polcy OF the party was to
overtur9 the government peacefully, if
possible; by force, if necessary. The wit
ness was against rebellion. Only a few
men could not have rebellion. II want
the whole people to be with us. l do not
believe i'll the destruction of class rule by
force | am familiar with the doctrines of
the party. That is one of their doctrines
| The International Workingmen's party, to
which l belong, is led by Most. 1t is
the party of which the Chicago Anarchists
were leaders Anarchy means that the peo-
| pie shall rule, not the government. 1t
means tnat the government shall be done
away with; that there shall be no govern
ment, but every man shall be free to do
the community Mans only punishment is
to be himself. His conscience will be his
punishment. belong to the anarchical wing
of the party. There are two wings The
| socialist wing is the othern
REVENGE IN THE LAP OF THE FUTURE.
Moritz Schultzer, a printer in the Frei-
beit office, swore that it was he who pre-
sided at the meeting and introduced Most,
and that Scheack was not present. Schultzer
stated that Most had addressed his hearers
as fellow citizens" and that when
voice called out revenge"
Most replied. mot to-day; revenge
is hid the lap of the future" The witness
insisted that Most had not recommended
the assassination of Prosecutor Grinnell nor
anybody else, nor had he counseled any
violation of law. The witness told the
story of Most's speech substantially as the
Others had DONE except in the matter of the
assertion regarding arning. He was sure
Most did not say 'arm yourselves" that
night
MosT's BOOK.
Mr.. Nicon hereupon attempted to get in
portions of Most's book on revolutionary
warfare by asking the witness if he had
read it.
Mr.. Howe objected, on the ground that
the court had already excluded it.
A hot contest followed, Mr.. Nicoll finally
stating to Judge Cowing in private that he
wanted to prove that i'll his book Most in
structed his followers when called upon as
witnesses, only to answer such questions as
would prove an alibi or procure their liberty.
Mr.. Nicoll was not allowed TO ask the wit
ness the doctrines of the Revolutionary So
ciety. He found out, however, that Most
was member of the society, that the weap-
ons of the social revolutionists were many,
that there was no printed list of them, and
that each person was free to choose his own.
A recess was here taken to 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon.